Which prefix is appropriate to use before family relatives(nieces, nephews and etc) to refer to the generation before them?
For the sake of clarification and better understanding, I'll give a few examples.
Example 1: Grand-niece or Great-niece?
Example 2: Grand-nephew or Great-nephew?
Example 3: Grand-uncle or Great-uncle?
Example 4 : Great-aunt or Grand-aunt?
I'd appreciate anyone who could answer this question, which could the one wandering in many other minds other than mine.
Best Answer
Great going up, grand going down is the general rule. Those of us that read the Paddington Bear stories to our children are well acquainted with Great Aunt Lucy...
However - I have also seen the term grand-uncle... It sounds wrong to me but there may be regional variations